"amidst all the wonders recorded in holy writ no instance can be produced where a young Woman from real inclination has preferred an old man."

"Shift that fat-ass Henry, slowly, or you will swamp the damn boat."

"I am glad to hear that my old acquaintance Colonel Ward is yet under the influence of vigorous passions. I will not ascribe the intrepidity of his late enterprise to a mere flash of desires, because i…"

"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."